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Re: Rand Paul All Right With 'Neutral' Federal Gay Marriage Law

I don't understand what the issue is. So, you don't want the Federal gov't to dis-allow gay marriage. I understand that. But you do want them to allow it. So in other words, you're fine with the Federal gov't dictating something, as long as it's what you want? That's not how it works and Rand Paul understands that, I believe. Some people, despite what you've heard, don't agree with gay marriage. They don't care about the constitutional reasons for it. Some people don't want marijuana legalized either. Why not allow those people's states to represent their citizens beliefs? I don't have an issue with that. If you don't like a state due to this, don't live there. It's as simple as that.

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Re: Rand Paul All Right With 'Neutral' Federal Gay Marriage Law

Rand Paul doesnt care if states decide to discriminate people, or withhold peoples civil rights! Yayy! As long as it goes along with "state rights"!

Marriage, being a religious construct, should not be within the authority of federal or state government to create laws which respect the beliefs surrounding marriage. Or, because marriage in the legal sense is a contract, to which a license is issued, between consenting adults, which places no injury on anyone else, either physically or financially, the government’s role both federal and state should consist only of recognizing and upholding those contracts.

Last edited by TML; 03-25-13 at 07:52 PM.

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